Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-08-01
That Temperance Text Book
Matter.

criticisms OF the Term0nter on the
| legislature, for its premature action
on the matter Of scientific temper
ance instruction and its crude and
| iII-c0nsidered text book bill. Our
esteemed contemporary. being q sen
atoF and responsible for his part in
passing these laws, naturally repeIs
criticism OF his official course. Sen
atOr and Editor Blake's heart Is. no
doubt, IN the right place, in regard
10 the temperance question. but he
seems To belong 10 the order Of emo
tiOnal statesmen who often make
injudiciOus lawmakers. and who are
apt 10 regard all men who do not
agree with them in all things as en-
emIes OF the cause they esp0nse-
It i possible for 4 great reform 10
Be wounded in the house Of too
Jealous friends.-RurdI Term0Hter
The above appeared in answer TO
q brief article in the NoNTTOR rela-
tive 10 certain statements made BY
the Ter3c0Rter in regard 10 Mrs
Hunt OF the W c. T. L, the action
Of the legislature in the passage Of
the bill relative 10 Scientific Temper
ance in the public schools, and the
value Of the Pathfinder series Of
temperance text books. The Yer
H40HteF made three accusations which
it should either prove to be true or
have the manliness to acknowledge
10 Be a mistake. The first state
ment was 70 the effect that the leg
isIature was '.cajoIed'' BY a woman's
lobby into passing this By infer
enceJ an unwise and foolish law
the second was that the books them
selves were worth little more than
.'oId paper" and the third that the
lady lobbyists" Mrs. Hunt and
Mrs. Perkins, were s.sirens.'' Now
If It IS true that the legislature pass
ed q foolish measure In undertaking
TO put into the hands OF the chill
dren OF Vermont instruction In the
nature and effect Of alcoholic liquors.
narcotics etc, the wise Termo5ter
should show the matter up, and we
would be pleased TO have Bro. Ropes
give Us his opinion On this subject.
In the second place let him dem
onstFate that the books themselves
are worthless, and finally it will be
competent for him 10 show. If he
can maintain his former position.
that the the ladies who were In
Montpelier working By order Of the
W. c. T Union in the interest
Of temperance Legislation were other
than intelligent, phiIanthropic, honor
able women. Until the Verm0nter l.
able to prove the above, we shall in
sist that the paper is guilty Of gross
injustice and vile SANDER.
So far as the editor Of the Mox-
HOR Is personally concerned no con-
sequence attaches. He would be
very glad TO see the Law perfected
where il Is lacking In principle Or
efficiency. and would advise the sc
lection Of the very best text books
On the subject. He i Of the opinion
that the able and conscientiOu com
mIttee selected 70 examine and
choose the text books are far more
competent TO judge Of their ner-
It's than sstne hypercriticaI editor.
who knows little Or nothing about
them Further, if the women Who
worked IN the interests Of the meas
ure. have q dollar or q cent In prof
its On the sale Of the books we think
them worthy Of great censure. From
their own statements, however. and
from the affidayits Of the publishers
Of the books, We have an emphatic
denial that Mrs. Hunt has any pecu-
mary interest whatever in the Path
finder series Of books. In view Of ali
this We do not believe a word Of the
report. Give rs light
Bro Vernsonter. if you have anv.